Alzheimer's Caregiver Resources

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Find a nursing home, assisted living, or hospice; check your eligibility for benefits; get resources for long-distance caregiving; review legal issues; and find support for caregivers.

This website from the Federal Government has dozens of links to websites with helpful information for caregivers. Click on the link in green, or copy-and-paste:

http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Health/caregivers.shtml

Topics on this page include:

Find Help Providing Care

-- Advocates for Residents of Nursing Homes, by State
-- Assisted Living
-- Choosing a Health Care Facility
-- Eldercare at Home
-- Eldercare Locator
-- Family Care Navigator
-- Health for Seniors
-- Home and Community Based Programs for Veterans
-- Home Care Services
-- Home Health Agency Comparison
-- Hospice Care
-- Hospice Locator
-- Hospital Comparison
-- Long Term Care Information Clearinghouse
-- Nursing Home Comparison
-- Respite Care Locator


Government Benefits

-- Benefits for People with Disabilities
-- Government Benefits – Check Your Eligibility
-- Health Care Reform
-- Medicaid Overview and Eligibility
-- Medicare Basics for Caregivers
-- Programs to Help You Pay Medical Expenses (PDF)


Legal Matters and End-of-Life Issues

-- Legal Matters and End-of-Life Issues
-- Writing a Will


Long-Distance Caregiving

-- Caring from a Distance
-- Long-Distance Caregivers Handbook from the Family Caregiver Alliance (PDF)
-- Long-Distance Caregiving from the U.S. National Institute on Aging


Support for Caregivers

-- Caregiver Resources from Medicare.gov
-- Caregiver Resources from Medline Plus
-- Caregivers of a Spouse or Partner
-- Caring for the Caregiver
-- Checklists and Forms for Caregivers
-- Information and Resources for Caregivers
-- National Caregivers Library
-- National Family Caregiver Support Program
-- Respite Care Locator
-- Stress and Caregiving